Chapter 288

"Impossible!" Brian shot back without a moment's hesitation. "Mom, you watched Vanessa grow up-you know how kind she is. There's no way she could have pushed Irene down the stairs. There has to be some misunderstanding here. Honestly, I think Irene probably just lost her balance and-"

"Brian!"

Before he could finish, Irene's voice cut through the room, sharp and icy.

Her eyes, glinting with a cold, hard light, landed on Brian-not with the affection of

a sibling, but with the hatred reserved for a mortal enemy.

She couldn't believe it. Even now, after everything, Brian was still defending Vanessa, still trying to wipe her slate clean.

It was Brian who once claimed to care for Claire, and Brian who hurt her most deeply.

Years ago, it was Brian who insisted on breaking off his engagement with Vanessa. Now, with the truth laid bare, he was still fighting tooth and nail to protect Vanessa's reputation.

Suddenly, Irene felt a wave of revulsion toward her brother.

even more than anything Vanessa had ever

perfectly clear," Irene shouted, her voice trembling with anger and pain. "Five years ago, it was Vanessa who pushed me down those stairs. Claire was

her eyes. The angry red slap mark on her cheek only made her look more pitiful, as

you have to believe me," she pleaded,

snapped, "Irene, you can't just throw around accusations like that. This is about Vanessa's reputation-and I know she'd never do something like

back, furious. If she could stand, she

rage, her eyes burning with resentment. "You want to know why

two heartless monsters were plotting to kill Claire. They didn't care if she lived or died; as long as they got her into the hospital, they planned to declare her brain dead and harvest her

why they tried to kill me. They

from five years ago tumbled out of Irene in

with rage by the

looked as if he'd been

he'd ever

all his twenty-some years, he'd never encountered cruelty like

shook his head, his face etched

No way. You're making this up. Even if Vanessa and

Claire, the hospital would never go

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